Josie Carroll has an excellent chance to win her fourth King’s Plate at Woodbine on Saturday. Article content
Notorious Gangster has proven to be near the top of the three-year-old rankings and definitely could join Edenwold, Inglorious and Mighty Heart on the veteran trainer’s Plate honour roll. Article content Article content
He showed his class with a win in the Queenston Stakes on June 8 and followed that up with a second-place finish in the Plate Trial despite having to overcome a really tough trip.
“He’s a very uncomplicated horse. He has a good mind,” Carroll said. “That’s a really important trait on Plate day when there’s a huge crowd.
“He’s going to have to get a good trip because he’s a closer.”
Listed as the 9-2 morning-line second choice in the $1-million race, Notorio